AJ GYMS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16858523 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11➕BAYLIE, Jordan appointeddirector
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-24➕MCNULTY, Edward appointeddirector
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ GYMS LTD
- 2025-11-16➕SMITH, Alice appointeddirector
- 2025-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jordan Baylie Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2026 |
Miss Alice Smith Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/11/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
15 Turner Close
Basingstoke
RG21 3QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-16
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAYLIE, Jordan→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2026-03-11
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MCNULTY, Edward→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2026-02-24
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SMITH, Alice→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-11-16
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Recent filings (6 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-16